Well draining - Idosarai

Japanese: 井戸さらい - いどさらい
Well draining - Idosarai

...In the ghost story of "Banchō Sarayashiki," a maid named Kikue is killed by hand for breaking a family heirloom plate, and her body is thrown into a well, so that night after night, the sound of plates being counted can be heard from the bottom of the well. This story is widely circulated among the people. The well is swept before Obon to clean it, but it was also likely to pave the way for the spirits of the dead to return to this world. Historically, the ancient belief in the purifying power of holy water was established on the premise that well water was an essential source of drinking water. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "well dredging" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《番町皿屋敷》の怪談では,女中の菊が,家宝の皿を割って手討ちとなり,遺体が井戸に投げこまれたため,夜な夜な,井戸の底から,皿を数える声が聞こえてくるというもので,民間によく流布している。盆前に,井戸さらいをするのは,きれいにする意味もあるが,一方では,死霊がこの世に戻ってくるための道をきちんと作るためであったろう。歴史的には,井水の飲料水という必須の存在を前提として,聖なる水の浄化作用に対する古代信仰が成立した。…

※「井戸さらい」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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